I’ve noticed that with the popularity of our beloved Krav Maga, many traditional schools are now offering a ‘Krav Maga program’. This practice of offering Krav Maga as a little add-on or extension to their base martial art is spreading.
Many of these schools are affiliated with questionable organizations that have also been popping up in parallel with Krav Maga’s popularity.
This sudden ‘rush to market’ approach is ever so evident when one YouTube instructor teaches ‘inside the fence’ instead of ‘inside defense’ — you can take that 3 day certification and… you can guess!
Let’s get back to the time when every belt or certification was earnt, when instructors had real knowledge, where instructors were actually Krav Maga students themselves!!
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Well written.
I agree that some schools are trying to capitalize on the popularity of Krav Maga and have added a “token” class or two.
On the flip side of that, I have seen many school owners who are afraid to have someone come into their school and teach Krav Maga.
Anyone offering a crash course on any kind of self defense system is giving the person a false sense of security if they do not tell them that they need to practice or the techniques will not come automatic when you need them.
Train hard, train often, live exceptionally!
By: spartancombatives on May 28, 2011
at 3:40 pm
Could not agree more. The situation is worsened by all the commando krav maga instructors now pretending to be krav maga instructors.
The difference in standards is eye watering.
By: Paul on July 26, 2011
at 10:20 pm